Samsung Galaxy Note kicks ass in benchmarks

Ever since the Samsung Galaxy Note was unveiled, the industry has struggled to properly categorize the device. “Is it a tablet or is it a phone?” is the question on the minds of everyone who sees this 5.3-inch Android device.

That said, a slew of benchmark tests on the Galaxy Note showed how much of a kick-ass device it is. In a test tailored to the CPU, both BenchmarkPi and Linpack clocked speeds nearly 20% higher than the Galaxy S II — yikes.

Lastly, tests were ran on NenaMark 2 and SunSpider. On NenaMark 2, the Galaxy S II was way ahead of the bunch, but the Note came in second, but to be fair, the Galaxy Note has about 2.6 x the number of pixels than the S II. SunSpider, a system which JavaScript benchmark showed impressive results as well. After seeing all of that, it’s too bad that a U.S. launch is unlikely.

Yes, this seems even more likely now. The HD LTE version of the SII passed through FCC and people thought it was only the Rogers version for Canada. And then, it suddenly shows up on ATT this week as the Samsung Skyrocket. Coincidence? I THINK NOT

Dan John

Except the Skyrocket is not the HD LTE version. It’s essentially the T-Mobile version with LTE. The screen res is still 800×480.